When opening your bottle of wine , you may have good surprises, and other less good ones such as the possibility of having a corked wine . This phenomenon is feared by all wine lovers. In this article, we explain how to know if your wine is corked and how to recover it?
How do you know if wine is corked?
The first characteristic of a corked wine remains the smell. Indeed, the smell of corked wine does not go unnoticed. It smells like cork fumes, damp cardboard, wet earth and musty. It's a very unpleasant smell that can make us want to quickly throw away our bottle of wine. Wine lovers, we do not recommend this technique. First of all, you have to taste the wine, because we can have wines with corks with no odor which will be bad and other wines with a unpleasant odor, but nevertheless acceptable.
To go into more detail, a corked wine is linked to the TCA bacteria.
What is the risk of drinking corked wine?
First of all, you should know that the TCA molecule is only present in minimal quantities in corked wine. This molecule therefore represents no danger for your health. As we saw in the previous paragraph, a corked wine has a very unpleasant smell. It is not advisable to drink it unless you like the musty taste.
Another important piece of information is to differentiate between a corked wine and an expired wine . A particular smell is not necessarily a sign of corked wine. Although expired wine is not fatal, it can cause many inconveniences such as nausea, vomiting or headaches. If you are in doubt, seek expert advice .
What to do with a corked wine?
Firstly, if it is an Aubert & Mathieu wine, we invite you to keep the cork and contact us via the address contact@aubertetmathieu.com The first solution that we recommend is to decant your wine , at least an hour, hoping that the magic happens. You can also use your corked wine for cooking . It is still recommended to use it in long simmering dishes to minimize cork taste. For example, you can make beef bourguignon.
Our final solution is to simply say goodbye to your wine and carefully pour it down your sink. On the other hand, if you are looking for a quality, uncorked wine, we advise you to take a quick look at our Boutique !
